Embraer has announced
the enhancement of the flight experience aboard its Legacy 450 and
Legacy 500 mid-cabin business jets.

The cabin altitude of
these two revolutionary aircraft is already considered among the
lowest on the market, but the maximum cabin altitude has been
further reduced to a best-in-class 5,800 ft (1.768 m).

“With our focus
on value, the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are setting new standards
for the midsize cabin segments,” said Michael Amalfitano,
President & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets. “These aircraft are
beautifully designed and brilliantly engineered, and they will
continue to elevate the experience that we provide our customers.”

Legacy 450.

The current maximum
cabin altitude of the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 is 6,000 ft (1.828
m) when flying at 45,000 ft (13.716 m). The cabin pressurization
differential was increased from 9.3 psi to 9.73 psi to reduce the
maximum cabin altitude to 5,800 ft. The aircraft’s environmental
control system also preserves a sea-level cabin altitude while
flying under 27,050 ft (8.245 m).

Launched in 2008, the
Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 entered the market in 2014 and 2015,
respectively. Deliveries of these aircraft with new the cabin
altitude enhancement will commence in the first quarter of 2018 when
the upgrade also becomes available to the installed fleet.